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| Accountants in Practice: join our Manchester event – two hours CPD

Join our expert speakers in Manchester for a CPD-accredited seminar covering Making Tax Digital and the Employment Rights Act on Wednesday 11 March

5 Mar 2026

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Training & CPD

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Tax | £277k crypto loss through fraud was deductible, rules Canada court

Mahmoud Abuwasel, disputes partner at Wasel & Wasel, examines implications of landmark ruling in Canada’s Tax Court after individual wins case on tax deductibility of unrealised Bitcoin gains after collapse of crypto exchange

5 Mar 2026

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Personal Tax

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Tax | HMRC investigations claw back £16bn tax from corporates, says NAO

Tax recovered from investigations into largest UK businesses doubles in three years with HMRC taking a ‘more hands-on approach’, although returns limited by legacy IT problems

4 Mar 2026

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Business Tax

HMRC

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Tax | Ending the scourge of online VAT abuse by offshore retailers

Stopping VAT abuse by offshore online sellers can only be achieved by scrapping import VAT exemptions and de minimis rules, and even Amazon is calling for urgent change to the deemed reseller rules, explains Richard Allen, online retail VAT consultant and campaign manager at RAVAS

4 Mar 2026

Tax | Reeves fails to inspire with ‘say nothing now’ Spring Statement

As conflict escalates in the Middle East chancellor attempts to calm the waters telling MPs ‘stability is the single most important precondition for economic growth’

3 Mar 2026

Tax | HMRC advisory fuel rates for company cars from 1 March 2026

Advisory fuel rates for company car users for petrol and diesel vehicles remain unchanged, with increase in public charging electric rate

3 Mar 2026

Tax | Q&A: SDLT and mixed use property relief

In this week’s Q&A, Eleanor Bradshaw, adviser at Croner-i VIP Tax Team, considers whether a particular property is mixed use for stamp duty land tax (SDLT) as it has a paddock

3 Mar 2026

Tax | Parents lose school fee VAT appeal

Court rejects appeal from parents with children at religious schools, saying ‘they have the option of home schooling’

2 Mar 2026

Tax | EV business beats HMRC in 5% VAT dispute on charging

Community based electric vehicle charger can pay reduced rate VAT after lower tribunal rules against HMRC, saying breach of fiscal neutrality was ‘stark’

2 Mar 2026

Tax | Student loan u-turn would cost £5.6bn

As pressure mounts on chancellor to help graduates, changes to the system could open multi-billion pound blackhole if ‘one-off’ reduction in borrowing is reversed

2 Mar 2026

Tax | Tax filing deadlines: Mar – Aug 2026

Key dates for amending corporation tax returns for accounting periods ended 31 March 2024 and MTD registration

2 Mar 2026

Tax | High Court date for judicial review of ‘flawed’ farm tax

Group of farmers given date for two-day judicial review at High Court over legality of the inheritance tax changes to agricultural and business property relief and government’s failure to consult properly

27 Feb 2026

Tax | Pay overdue tax by 2 March or face 5% HMRC penalty

Taxpayers need to pay what they owe to HMRC in the next few days or face costly penalties as Tuesday deadline for final payments for 2024-25 tax year looms

27 Feb 2026

Tax | Residential landlords under pressure: rethinking ownership

Significant changes to residential property tax make argument for incorporation more compelling but does it really make financial sense for smaller landlords, asks Amy Cole, private client tax director at Menzies LLP

27 Feb 2026